Signs on the doors and windows of the abandoned Mallory Brook Cinema Nine in Barkhamsted.
Jenny Golfin—Register Citizen

BARKHAMSTED >> The Mallory Brook Cinema Nine, operated by Cinema Holdings Group since Sept. 1, 2010, has been abandoned since October 2013.

The business at 380 New Hartford Road, in the Mallory Brook Plaza, has a hand written sign stating they are closed for renovations, but Debra Brydon, building and zoning administrator for Barkhamsted confirmed that no permits have been issued for any renovations.

“It looks like they just closed up and shop and moved on,” said Brydon.

Property owner Dr. Leon Reich confirmed that the Pleasant Valley business was abandoned.

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“Their lease did not expire. In October they just abandoned the business,” Reich said.

He has no information on what happened with Cinema Holdings Group and he is not in contact with them.

Cinema Holdings Group could not be reached for comment. The number for Mallory Brook Cinema is no longer in service and the website for Cinema Holdings Group does not list any contact information.

Whether those plans were carried out remains unknown. A visit to the theater shows that there is no LED lit sign, in fact, the banner reading under new management still hangs on the front of the building. There are paper signs with the hours of operation.

CinemaHoldingsGroup.com states that the company owns theaters in Florida, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island. The website does not list any of the names of the theaters. An internet search reveals that a few of those theaters are also closed and that the company failed to deliver on similar promises when they took over the other theaters.

In Rhode Island, Cinema Holdings Group purchased Apple Valley Cinema, and East Providence Cinemas 10 in 2010. While East Providence Cinemas 10 is still open for business, Apple Valley Cinema closed in November 2010 according to Yelp.com, a business review website, and cinematreasures.org, a directory and blog about movie theaters across the country. East Providence Cinemas is on Yelp with reviews attesting to the poor condition of the theater, but they charge $3 for a second run movie.